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9.5 From Our Own Correspondent
(Revised edition: Tues, 9.5 am)
9.30 The Weekly World JOHN TUSA reviews what the weeklies have to say, with illustrations read by DOUGLAS SMITH
9.45 The Week in Westminster
Parliamentarians discuss the week's business with ALAN WATKINS
Narrator David Broomfield Producers PADDY O'KEEFFE
MARTIN COX , BERNARD TATE

Contributors

Unknown:
John Tusa
Read By:
Douglas Smith
Narrator:
Alan Watkins
Narrator:
David Broomfield
Producers:
Paddy O'Keeffe
Producers:
Martin Cox
Producers:
Bernard Tate

Introduced by Desmond Lynam
Latest news and prospects of a big day's sport including:
The Home International Soccer Championships, England v Scotland, N Ireland v Wales: Racing from Newbury: Cricket from Swansea, Trent Bridge and Lord's: Motor Cycling from Coleraine; Golf from Stoke Poges: the British Lions' in New Zealand; Tennis from Bournemouth: Rugby League Championship Final.

Contributors

Presenter:
Desmond Lynam
Producer:
Geoff Dobson

Chairman FRANKLIN ENGELMANN Second Round: featuring each week three winners from the first round of the contest 5: North of England and Scotland
FRED MORGAN (Northumberland) insurance official
ROBERT LEY (Co Durham) accountant
PAT ROTHNIE (Peeblesshire) civil servant
Including Beat the Brains Devised and written by JOHN P. WYNN . Produced by JOHN FAWCETT WILSON
12.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Franklin Engelmann
Written By:
John P. Wynn
Produced By:
John Fawcett Wilson

A spontaneous discussion by RT HONRICHARD CROSSMAN, MP NORMAN ST JOHN-STEVAS, MP ELIZABETH MANNERS
NICHOLAS TOMALIN
Chairman DAVID JACOBS
Produced by MICHAEL BOWEN from Cambridge

Contributors

Unknown:
Rt Honrichard Crossman, Mp
Unknown:
Norman St John-Stevas, Mp
Unknown:
Elizabeth Manners
Unknown:
Nicholas Tomalin
Unknown:
David Jacobs
Produced By:
Michael Bowen

A new trilogy by A. R. RAWLINSON
2: The Birth of an Heir
Considerable doubt exists as to who is the rightful heir to the late Earl of Gwaine, his cousin Miss Llewellyn or the son of a greengrocer whose claim is suspected of being fraudulent.
Produced by GUY VAESEN

Contributors

Unknown:
A. R. Rawlinson
Produced By:
Guy Vaesen
Lord Owen Gwaine:
Barry Justice
Mr Nesbitt:
Antony Higginson
George:
Edward Kelsey
Gertie Millar:
Betty Baskcomb
Lottie Crumm:
Vivienne Martin
Crumm:
Michael Kilgarriff
Fanny:
Sheila Grant
Imogen Llewellyn:
Chrys Salt
Frank Blotten:
Kerry Francis
Geoffrey Farthingale:
Bruce Beeby
Miss Llewellyn:
Fabia Drake
Merton Dempscott:
Geoffrey Matthews
Walter Gettacre:
Douglas Blackwell
Billy:
Brian Hewlett
Det-Inspector:
Clifford Norgate

Introduced by Judith Chalmers
My Week: MARGARET POWELL
My Bedside Books: C. GORDON GLOVER
Entertainment Round-up:
JUDITH CHALMERS takes a look at what is happening in the world of entertainment
The Five Points of Women's Liberation - 4: Equality of education. MARY KENNEDY and JOAN LESTOR , mp, discuss girls' education with JOAN YORKE
MOLLY WEIR reads from her book Shoes Were for Sunday (4)

Contributors

Introduced By:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Margaret Powell
Unknown:
C. Gordon Glover
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers
Unknown:
Mary Kennedy
Unknown:
Joan Lestor
Unknown:
Joan Yorke
Unknown:
Molly Weir

A look at some current love stories with MELINA MERCOURI , RAY MILLAND , MALCOLM MCDOWELL , NANETTE NEWMAN , and JUDY CARNE Introduced by TONY bilbow Written by LYN FAIRHURST Produced by BOBBY JAYE †

Contributors

Unknown:
Melina Mercouri
Unknown:
Ray Milland
Unknown:
Malcolm McDowell
Unknown:
Nanette Newman
Unknown:
Judy Carne
Introduced By:
Tony Bilbow
Written By:
Lyn Fairhurst
Produced By:
Bobby Jaye

The novel by GAVIN LYALL adapted as an eight-part serial by BETTY DAVIES with Edward Woodward and Toby Robbins
1: Night Train to Zurich
Bert Kemp is invited to-take time off from his antique-gun business and return to a lucrative sideline. Which means some tangling with the Law. And Trouble ...
Produced by BETTY DAVIES
(Edward Woodward is a National Theatre player)
(Radio Times People: page 4)
5.55 Weather; programme news

Contributors

Novel By:
Gavin Lyall
Unknown:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Edward Woodward
Unknown:
Toby Robbins
Produced By:
Betty Davies
Unknown:
Edward Woodward
Bert Kemp:
Edward Woodward
The First Customer of the Year:
Sean Barrett
Carlos McGregor:
Henry Stamper
Elizabeth Whitley:
Toby Robbins
Dona Margarita Umberto:
Sheila Grant
Mother:
Betty Baskcomb
Little Girl:
Olwen Griffiths
Customs Official:
David Valla

'tWixt ISOBEL BARNETT
ELEANOR SUMMERFIELD and RICHARD MURDOCH , DAVID NIXON
Tune twisters from STEVE RACE In the chair ROY PLOMLEY Devised and written by IAN MESSITER
Produced by PETER TITHERADGE † (Repeated: Thursday, 12.25 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Isobel Barnett
Unknown:
Eleanor Summerfield
Unknown:
Richard Murdoch
Unknown:
David Nixon
Written By:
Ian Messiter
Produced By:
Peter Titheradge

with Bernard Miles , Betty Marsden Written by HARRY IBBETSON based on the characters in the Larkin family saga by H. E. BATES
6: Grandad Pop ... Pop?

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernard Miles
Unknown:
Betty Marsden
Written By:
Harry Ibbetson
Unknown:
H. E. Bates

A play by RONALD MILLAR from the novel
A Way Through the Wood by NIGEL BALCHIN : adapted for radio by PEGGY WELLS
A man is knocked off his bicycle by a hit-and-run driver. The local jp feels he ought to 'find the driver responsible but his wife feels otherwise. The reason for her disagreement affects their lives deeply.....
Produced by TONY CLIFF †
9.58 Weather

Contributors

Play By:
Ronald Millar
Unknown:
Nigel Balchin
Radio By:
Peggy Wells
Produced By:
Tony Cliff
James Manning:
Kenneth Gilbert
Jill Manning:
Fiona Walker
The Hon William Bule:
Derrick Gilbert
PC Eddie Cater:
Malcolm Storry
Elsie Pearce:
Eileen Derbyshire
Sergeant Groves:
Christopher Wilkinson
Dr Barry Frewen:
Geoffrey Banks
Flo:
Juliet Cooke

A late-evening conversation in which GRAHAM ASHWORTH JANEY IRONSIDE and PROFESSOR JOHN COHEN exchange thoughts, opinions, ideas and prejudices with BRIAN REDHEAD
Produced by MICHAEL GREEN (from Manchester),

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Ashworth
Unknown:
Janey Ironside
Unknown:
Professor John Cohen
Unknown:
Brian Redhead
Produced By:
Michael Green

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